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Chicago’s Christian leaders know their congregations may be feeling hopeless and beaten down. Many of them are planning to address that feeling in their Easter Sunday sermons, urging hope and optimism in the face of fear, anxiety and uncertainty. “We …

BOSTON — White Sox starter Martin Perez left the team’s 10-3 loss to the Red Sox on Friday after three innings with soreness in his left forearm. Any arm injury is concerning for a pitcher, but the severity of Perez’s …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Capricorn. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today the sun moves into your Money House, drawing your attention to cash flow, earnings and …

This is not a playoff preview. We’re way beyond that. Let’s call this an “assessment.” Not criticism, more like optimism that has a strong chance of coming off critical. (I will try to do better. Next time.) The NBA soap …

Rap superstar Lil Durk moved Friday to have his murder-for-hire case tossed out, arguing that prosecutors misled a grand jury when they tied the killing to his lyrics. Attorneys for Lil Durk, real name Durk Banks, said the case hinges …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky, and Instagram. What makes this photo great? This spring marks the first time in two years that the cherry blossom trees outside the Griffin …

DEAR ABBY: I have a 16-month-old who has recently learned to walk. My mom was watching him one day a week while I worked part time, but she ultimately decided it was too much stress on her back and said …

According to the state of Illinois, during the Nov. 5 election I committed a very serious crime. I took a selfie with my ballot. I was proud of the ballot I cast, of fighting the impression that young voters don’t …

When, in the late 1960s, Kathy Garness wandered down a cobblestone block to the corner of Lunt and Glenwood avenues, she had no idea that the Rogers Park coffeehouse she found there would change her life. “I remember seeing this …

All eyes will be on the Bulls’ latest “Big Three” this offseason. Well, they’re as big a “Big Three” as a mediocre, 39-win lottery team can have. But Nikola Vucevic, Josh Giddey and Coby White did have career years, and …

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a car crashed into a building in Streeterville early Saturday, police said. The two men were in a Chevy SUV around 2:45 a.m. when they lost control of the …

Two women are in custody after police say they stabbed two people inside a South Deering restaurant early Saturday. The women allegedly attacked a 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman with a sharp object at a restaurant in the 2000 …

A man was shot to death during an argument Friday afternoon in Austin on the West Side. The man was arguing with a male in a blue vehicle who fired shots in the 5600 block of West North Avenue about …

Cesar Roman’s relatives have been weighing whether to leave the country on their own out of fear that being detained by immigration officials — despite having asylum claims or legal status — could end up much worse. One of his …

Carson Kelly is making a heck of a first impression with Cubs fans. Kelly’s two-homer day in the Cubs’ victory Friday against the Diamondbacks had the Wrigley Field crowd chanting his name, a first for the 10-year major-league veteran. But …

How can the Cubs survive Justin Steele’s seasonlong absence? Well, it won’t hurt to keep smacking dingers. Jed Hoyer and his front office have a challenge ahead in trying to plug a Steele-shaped hole in the rotation. Meanwhile, though, the …

What do you call a network used by trees to talk to each other? The “Wood Wide Web.” No, that’s not a dad joke but a real term for the complex system that allows trees to communicate by sending chemical …

Hundreds of families gathered in East Garfield Park on Saturday afternoon to hunt for 50,000 candy-filled eggs ahead of Easter Sunday. Cornelius Parks, lead pastor at Harvest Worship Center Ministries, has helped organize the annual egg hunt that’s now in …

BOSTON — The White Sox put left-hander Martin Perez on the 15-day injured list Saturday after he left their 10-3 loss Friday to the Red Sox with a strained left forearm. Perez had imaging done around two hours before the …

BOSTON — The White Sox got a glimpse of their future Saturday. And while the result didn’t go their way, they saw signs of hope. Infielder Chase Meidroth and catcher Edgar Quero combined for five of the Sox’ seven hits …